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COAT HANGER.

(Application filed July 22, 1 901.)

(No Model.)

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UNITED I STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY L. \VRIGHT, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO JOHN A. JAOOBSEN AND ANDREW PEDERSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

COAT-HANGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 711,145, dated October 14, 1902.

Application filed July 22, 1901. Serial No- 69,233. (No model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HARRY L. WRIGHT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coat-Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

One of the objects of this invention is the production of a coat-hanger adapted to conform to the neck and shoulders of the garment hung upon it.

A further object of the invention is to produce a coat-hanger which is adjustable to coats having different forms of necks and shoulders.

. A further object of the invention is the production of a coat-hanger having a receptacle for holding moth-balls or other compounds or substances intended to prevent moths or other insects.

A further object of the invention is the production of a neat, simple, and durable'coathanger.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view showing my improved coat-hanger in use. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the coathanger separately. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the loop at each end of the hanger-bar. Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse section through the end of the hanger-bar, showing a moth-ball within the tubular portion of the bar, also showing the means for closing the end of said tubular portion.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

A represents the hangenbar, made of suitable diameter and length to afford proper strength and to accommodate the bar to the width of the shoulders of the garment which it is intended to support. The body of the bar is composed of the tubular portion A, adapted to contain the moth-balls or other similar substance, and is provided with the ventilating-holes A to permit the escape of the odor arising from the moth-preventing substance. Each end of the tube A is internally screw-threaded and adapted to receive the closures A the stems A of which are screwthreaded to correspond with the internal screw threading of said tubular portion. These closures are slotted in their outer ends to receive the blade of a screw-driver when it is desirable to remove them. The loops A of rectangular form, preferably made of wire, are bent into the outer ends of the opening A, extending through each of the closures A their purpose being to receive the ends of the hanger-strap, to be next described.

B represents the hanger strap or tape, connected at its ends with the loops A said strap being doubled over said loops and fastened together by means of the rivets B. The strap B intermediate its ends extends through the clip B and in its middle portion is provided with the suspending-hook B which extends through a suitable openingin the strap B and is properly secured therein. The clip 13 is provided with a transverse central elongated opening B also with the two similar parallel marginal openings B The strap 13 from the suspending-hook B extends downward through the central slot 13", then separates, each end passing upward through the parallel marginal openings 13, and from thence to the loops A at either end of the supporting-bar.

While I have denominated the suspending means B a strap, it in practice usually is formed of webbing.

O is a moth-ball within the tube A. Sev- 8o eral moth-balls are usually inserted within the tube.

In placing the coat upon my improved hanger the clip B is adjusted with reference to the form of the shoulders of the garment. 8 5 If the shoulders are square, the clip is slid downward as near to the bar A as is required. This also causes the strap B to fit the neck more perfectly. If'the shoulders of the coat are sloping and the neck small, the clip B is drawn upward on the strap near to the suspending-hook. This causes the strap to support the tapering shoulders in very nearly the same position that they assume when the coat is being worn. The bar A is made long or short to agree with the width of the shoulders of the coat to be hung upon the hanger. Moth-balls or other similar preparations are placed within the tube portion A of the hanger-bar by unscrewing the closures A at either end of said tube.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a rigid supporting-bar; a strap secured to said bar near the ends of the latter; and a clip for said strap, for adjusting the length of that portion of the strap between said clip and the ends of the bar to change the angle of inclination between the ends of the strap and the supporting-bar.

2. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a supporting-bar having loops near its ends; a strap secured to said loops; a suspending-- hook secured to said strap; and a clip through which said strap passes, for changing the angle of inclination between the ends of the strap and the supporting-bar.

3. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a supporting-bar; a strap secured to said bar near the ends of the latter; a clip on said strap intermediate its ends, which clip has a central elongated opening and two marginal elongated openings substantially parallel with said central opening; and a suspending-hook secured to said strap. 4. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a supporting bar comprising a tubular portion adapted to contain an insect-preventing substance; and means for suspending said supporting-bar.

5. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a supporting-bar having a tubular portion for containing an insect-preventing substance; end closures for said tubular portion; loops on said end closures; and a supporting-strap adapted to be secured to said loops.

6. In a coat-hanger, in combination, a supporting-bar having a tubular portion perforated in its side walls and adapted to contain an insect-preventing substance; end closures for said tubular portion; loops on said end closures; a strap secured to said loops; a clip on said strap; and a suspending-hook secured to the strap.

HARRY L. WRIGHT.

Witnesses:

L. L. MILLER, GEO. L. CHINDAHL. 

